lip service

短语
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发音

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别名

lipservice

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Promising but empty talk; words without action or intention.

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    习语 不可数

    The candidate gave lip service to fixing the problems, but it is doubtful that he will do much.

  2. 2.

    Cunnilingus (sometimes also referred to as giving lip).

    俚语 不可数 粗俗

    Jack gave Samantha lip service.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

hypocrisy

上位词 4

pretense pretence feigning dissembling

下位词 1

crocodile tears

词源

First use appears c. 1590, in A Treatise against Witchcraft by Henry Holland. Compare earlier lip-labour.

来源：wiktionary